Tincture of rhubarb

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Source: The way to preserve good health, invigorate a delicate constitution, and attain an advanced age [electronic resource] : together with a treatise on domestic medicine, pointing out, in plain language, and as free from professional terms as possible, the nature, symptoms, causes, probable terminations, and treatment of all diseases incident to men, women, and children, in both cold and warm climates; as also appropriate prescriptions in English, and the doses of medicine which are suitable to diff by Thomas, Robert, 1753-1835; University of Glasgow. Library; University of Glasgow. Library (1822), narrative-offset-936562.

Ingredients or materials as extracted

• rhubarb: of a foot or general warm bath, will be the best remedies ; and these may be .assisted by hold- ing- the head over the steam arising from hot vvaterj covering- it afterwards with a flannel cap

Method as extracted

1. Macerate according to the source passage: If head-ach has arisen from a translation of g-out from some other part, it will be advisable to apply small blisters to the legs or feet, with the in- tention of exciting- inflammation there ; and to open the bowels sufficiently by some purg'ative, such as half an ounce of the compound tincture of rhubarb, or two drachms of the wine of the meadow satfron (colchicum), a remedy of high utility in both gout and rheumatism. For the head-ach arising- from a rheumatic affection, which is apt to occur on any change of the weather, and particularly during- the prevalence of a cold sharp wind, about two grains of the anti- monial powder, or ten of the compound powder of ipecacuanha, taken every night at bed-time, and the use of a foot or general warm bath, will be the best remedies ; and these may be .assisted by hold- ing- the head over the steam arising from hot vvaterj covering- it afterwards with a flannel cap.

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